Andy Rodker's photos

South West Peninsula Coast Path

Parque Juan-Carlos I, Madrid. If truth be told, I saw the wasp only when editing! (and it could be a mini-bee! I don't know what it is!)

A cold day in late winter, early spring. The light was good.

This is an absolutely delicious wild plum. I found that Bullaces can come in red, green, purple and yellow. They are a bit smaller than most cultivated plums but larger than damsons and sloes. Mid July and perfectly ripe. My brother's garden in Bromley. The one nearest the camera was eaten with much relish by yours truly immediately after taking this shot!

Above Basset Cove, North Cliffs, Cornwall

Greenbank Cove, North Cliffs, Cornwall. View past Basset Cove to Porthcadjack, including Crane Islands, Samphire and Asparagus Islands and St Agnes Beacon in the distance! Yes, there is a path to the beach! (In fact there are two). But you need to be a local to know where to find them!

I took this shot as soon as I got back to Cornwall from Madrid. The hire car from Bristol airport was a piece of s..t and I drove straight here for a breath of the sea air I miss so much in Madrid. Half an hour later, and I felt much better and drove the 5 miles to my parents' house.

I stayed 2 days here. Friends of the family I stayed with throughout the 70s (school French exchange) were slowly converting this mas (Provencale for farmhouse) into their holiday home. (They told me they had already spent 30 years doing it up and it would take another 30 to finish!!

Sierra de La Cabrera with the Convento Monasterio de San Julian y San Antonio. Without the right lenses, stitching ability, etc, I have never been able to get the whole ridge in one shot from this close. Therefore, the best I can come up with are these two shots next to each other!

Sierra de La Cabrera with the Convento Monasterio de San Julian y San Antonio. Without the right lenses, stitching ability, etc, I have never been able to get the whole ridge in one shot from this close. Therefore, the best I can come up with are these two shots next to each other!

Truro Cathedral, Cornwall

Often a beaching place for seals, and lots of them, but not at this hour, or this day. On the Godrevy / Hell's Mouth stretch of coast path and very popular with walkers and families (there is a huge car park, sadly - and a huge sandy beach behind me).

This granite lump of a hill dominates the tiny village of Zennor in West Penwith, Cornwall. Taken from the coast path. Please enlarge.

The West Penwith area at the extreme southwest of Cornwall is 100% granite.

The 'Pepperpot' at top right was the huer's look out. A huer had the responsibility of calling (hueing) the first sighting of the pilchard shoal. When that happened, the whole town swung into very serious action! The jetty and round stone hut on the left, having withstood many severe storms, finally succumbed to a huge storm the following year. And rebuilt extremely quickly. When I re-visited in 2014, it was as if nothing had been destroyed! I was impressed!

The stone structure at the end of the pier was demolished by a severe storm the year after I took this shot. It was rebuilt straight away and looks exactly the same today, I'm pleased to say!

Not a recommended route up or down from the ridge!

Pedraza is touristy, yes. But it has been well maintained with thought (and, crucially, money) behind its preservation and it is a delight.